The fiat currencies are more used then crypto coins, even knowing the silk road keeps with some good volume and they work with altcoins at their deals. There is no way to control and stop those ilegal activities, because you can put into the jaill all people selling, others will replace them since there are buyers.

Volumes of SilkRoad back then, and the current black markets using Bitcoin and other crypto's as currency, isn't even a tiny dot compared to what level of harm is being done with the USD for example. It's basically an unfair comparison as there isn't anything to compare. But as always, the media knows how to put a twist to it, that Bitcoin is the one that receives the general blame among non Bitcoiners....

What's even wrong. Are you patriot of US or what. Of course usd will be used for illegal activities as there isn't any currency in this world which isn't being used for illegal purpose. Now the introduction of these crypto currencies it will surely be used for illegal purpose in the future. And can't you see the president of us is itself doing illegal activity by building a useless wall...

Is useless for you to reforce the frontiers against illegal invaders and thieves? It doesn't sound patriotic for me or logic, even not being a USA citizen... Anyway the money isn't being used for illegal activities on this situation. Who is using money for illegal activities is who is invading USA by this spot where there will be a useless wall soon...

Bitcoin = money, Gold = money, all about money. Money is being used in all of the illegal activities. No on cares about that.

If the illegal activities will always be there and we will always see the money will be used for the illegal activities.

What do you mean about invade USA? Too many the institutions are exaggerated.

It's not just USD that can be used for illegal activities, it can be also other currencies. The thing here is USD is the most valued fiat all over the world and many countries accept it.

Everything that is valuable can be use for illegal activities, gold and silver you can used that to bribe people to favor you. USD is the most popular currency now so I believe it is widely used in illegal activities, this world has a lot of secret and things that we've view as right are not really right and that is because of the money, people are greedy and they are willing to do illegal activities for the money.

While this is pretty funny, they are reasonable to suggest Bitcoin is very likely to be used for illegal activities. Online, you can't really use USD without being tracked but if you use your Bitcoin properly you can pretty much stop anyone from finding your transactions.

What's even wrong. Are you patriot of US or what. Of course usd will be used for illegal activities as there isn't any currency in this world which isn't being used for illegal purpose. Now the introduction of these crypto currencies it will surely be used for illegal purpose in the future. And can't you see the president of us is itself doing illegal activity by building a useless wall...

Is useless for you to reforce the frontiers against illegal invaders and thieves? It doesn't sound patriotic for me or logic, even not being a USA citizen... Anyway the money isn't being used for illegal activities on this situation. Who is using money for illegal activities is who is invading USA by this spot where there will be a useless wall soon...

Bitcoin = money, Gold = money, all about money. Money is being used in all of the illegal activities. No on cares about that.

If the illegal activities will always be there and we will always see the money will be used for the illegal activities.

What do you mean about invade USA? Too many the institutions are exaggerated.

While this is pretty funny, they are reasonable to suggest Bitcoin is very likely to be used for illegal activities. Online, you can't really use USD without being tracked but if you use your Bitcoin properly you can pretty much stop anyone from finding your transactions.

Do you really believe something like that. That is, bitcoin can be used for illegal activities without government authorities to find your transactions? I dont believe that is really true due to bitcoin protocol. This is the reason nowadays monero is the crypto which usually people use when they do care to be untraceable.

It's not just USD that can be used for illegal activities, it can be also other currencies. The thing here is USD is the most valued fiat all over the world and many countries accept it.

yeah not only USD but all currencies in the world. during the currency is valuable and can be used to buy, then it could be used for illegal activities. very simple

Exactly, every single currency in the world could be used for illegal activities. The most valuable and and the most accepted are also most used for illegal activities, including US dollar and also Bitcoins. That was the big problem at the begininig, and also in a way is now, because Bitcoin was often accused as a criminal currency.

If people can use something as freely available to the best of my knowledge as water for illegal activities, why cant they now use a Fiat that can get them whatever they wanted for illegal means. When it comes to illegal activities when someone is criminal minded, its not about the USD anything whatsoever will be used to achieved his objective even soap. So, using dollars for that kind of person will make the job easier.

If people can use something as freely available to the best of my knowledge as water for illegal activities, why cant they now use a Fiat that can get them whatever they wanted for illegal means. When it comes to illegal activities when someone is criminal minded, its not about the USD anything whatsoever will be used to achieved his objective even soap. So, using dollars for that kind of person will make the job easier.

Indeed, when it comes to illegal activities the will justifies the way, so it is not whether they use USD or bitcoin to achieve their goals they will always find a way, but needless to say that bitcoin has some features that allows them to achieve them in a more convenient way rather than doing money laundry to cover their tracks.

It's not just USD that can be used for illegal activities, it can be also other currencies. The thing here is USD is the most valued fiat all over the world and many countries accept it.

yeah not only USD but all currencies in the world. during the currency is valuable and can be used to buy, then it could be used for illegal activities. very simple

Exactly, every single currency in the world could be used for illegal activities. The most valuable and and the most accepted are also most used for illegal activities, including US dollar and also Bitcoins. That was the big problem at the begininig, and also in a way is now, because Bitcoin was often accused as a criminal currency.

Agreed. Even bitcoin now are being used for illegal activities. Even terrorist do. The problem lies in how to stop them. This is a mouse and cat game for every government in the world. Criminals will always find ways to exploit of both fiat and bitcoin to their advantage. Terrorist groups sometimes move money via otherwise legal means such as charities, businesses, banks and alternative institutions. Again, the government should make ways to counter this because in the end, we are all victims here.

It's not just USD that can be used for illegal activities, it can be also other currencies. The thing here is USD is the most valued fiat all over the world and many countries accept it.

yeah not only USD but all currencies in the world. during the currency is valuable and can be used to buy, then it could be used for illegal activities. very simple

Exactly, every single currency in the world could be used for illegal activities. The most valuable and and the most accepted are also most used for illegal activities, including US dollar and also Bitcoins. That was the big problem at the begininig, and also in a way is now, because Bitcoin was often accused as a criminal currency.

Agreed. Even bitcoin now are being used for illegal activities. Even terrorist do. The problem lies in how to stop them. This is a mouse and cat game for every government in the world. Criminals will always find ways to exploit of both fiat and bitcoin to their advantage. Terrorist groups sometimes move money via otherwise legal means such as charities, businesses, banks and alternative institutions. Again, the government should make ways to counter this because in the end, we are all victims here.

This is not new and what you think that government are doing nothing , they are taking all steps to control it but the currput peoples are in the government also who are helping the illegal peoples to carry illegal activity. First they were using fiat currency and USD is the currency which is used easily in any country. and after that they introduced crypto currency and as soon as the government stopped them and it came in focus to the world and the technical guys are using it as online currency and now it is getting more famous both in legal and illegal activity.

I see more and more articles of the USD being used for illegal activities, such as funding of terrorists and unconstitutional, illegal wars, funding of wars that cause severe infringement of civil liberties like the war on drugs, among other things. I am pretty sure that when goons smash into convenience stores and steal stuff, then the money they probably steal is USD, which makes it criminal currency. Also, I am pretty sure that the baseball bats that majority of the goons have bought were paid for by the USD.

Also, most people collect rain water, drink raw milk, and throw cannabis seeds in soil, all three acts which are considered serious illegal felonies punishable by seriously expensive fines and extensive jail time, possibly life in prison.

Some people also walk, drive, fish, or hunt without a permit that can easily be bought for in USD.

Will this hurt USD in the long run? Will governments ban this just like they started to do with paying in cash for some services to harden the use of illegal activities, and money laundering?

This must be in response to the way some men in the government can be viewing Bitcoin in particular and cryptocurrency in general as possibly being used for illegal activities. The fact is that any money can used for illegal activities but rather than constrict that money you go ahead and prosecute those who broke the law and not the medium. Would we imprison the gun rather than the one who use the gun to kill?

I know this can be considered a sarcastic question but for many times the problem with the government is that it has lost its common sense many decades ago...some of their thinking is quite an upside down kind of understanding.

Currency is nothing more than a tool to facilitate trade between persons, businesses and countries so it is no wonder that it can be used for all kinds of purposes, it can be used for good and it can also be used to do wrong, it is unfortunate but that is they way things are.

Thats not the fault of USD. Every country has its own currency which is used by the local terrorist, smugglers I mean bad people,thats not the problem of the currency thats the problem of the system. Yes USD is widely used so terrorist or criminals gonna like it for sure.

Thats not the fault of USD. Every country has its own currency which is used by the local terrorist, smugglers I mean bad people,thats not the problem of the currency thats the problem of the system. Yes USD is widely used so terrorist or criminals gonna like it for sure.

Agreed, USD is just a currency that is mostly known by people so it's most probably used or request by bad people for their services such as killing, kidnapping, etc. USD or any other currency has no fault in those things and simply is used due to value in human lives. Money is considered as one of the needs of human to live.Humans are at fault here on using dollars in a bad way.

Also, most people collect rain water, drink raw milk, and throw cannabis seeds in soil, all three acts which are considered serious illegal felonies punishable by seriously expensive fines and extensive jail time, possibly life in prison.

Some people also walk, drive, fish, or hunt without a permit that can easily be bought for in USD.

Will this hurt USD in the long run? Will governments ban this just like they started to do with paying in cash for some services to harden the use of illegal activities, and money laundering?

Not only now but USD has already been used since before generations ago, since its a currency bad things always happens. Some people would say money is the root of all evil.